MILWAUKEE – City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second night of violence wracked Milwaukee's mostly black north side in protest at the fatal shooting of a black man by police.
An 18-year-old man was shot and wounded during Sunday night's unrest, which was milder and far less destructive than Saturday night's confrontation but still left the city tense. Mayor Tom Barrett singled out groups of young people on the streets of the Sherman Park neighborhood who he said were intent on causing trouble.
Barrett warned parents and guardians that police will be strictly enforcing the city's 10 p.m. curfew for teenagers.
PORTLAND, Ore. – A former Marine whose appearances in widely shared videos made him one of the most recognizable figures during the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge pleaded guilty Monday for his role in the weekslong standoff with authorities.
Jon Ritzheimer, 32, admitted that he conspired with Ammon Bundy and others to prevent U.S. Interior Department employees from doing their jobs at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and they did so by threats of force or intimidation.
Prosecutors dropped two charges as part of a plea agreement – theft of government property and possessing a firearm on federal property. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel said prosecutors will recommend 2½ years in prison when the Arizona man is sentenced in May. Ritzheimer’s attorney, Terri Wood, can argue for less.
NEW YORK – Police detectives investigating the slayings of an imam and his friend have detained and questioned a man as part of an attempt to identify a vehicle seen leaving the scene of the shooting, authorities said Monday.
The man was taken into custody in connection with an unrelated incident but had been questioned by detectives regarding the Saturday afternoon shooting of Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and Thara Uddin, said Stephen Davis, the New York Police Department's top spokesman.
He was still in custody late Monday afternoon but hadn't been charged with a crime. Police didn’t identify him.
A new poll from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs suggests that many Americans feel trepidation about U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war. While they may favor some U.S. military action in the country, they oppose sending combat troops, arming anti-government groups or negotiating a peace agreement with Syrian president Bashar Assad.
In total, 72 percent of Americans favor airstrikes against Islamic terrorist groups and a further 57 percent were in favor of sending special operation forces into Syria to fight terrorists.
Associated Press, Washington Post
